<\/p>\n
Intuition, gut-feelings, or what some call “psychic
\ndownloads” are well acknowledged by science. Humans naturally experience what seems like
\nautomatic and magical insights, things that often guide our decisions or our conclusions about
\nthe world.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
But unlike what many think, intuition isn’t some
\nunexplained magical power, it has roots in acknowledged science.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It can be argued that there are two different types of
\nintuition, body intelligence, and heart intelligence.
\n These are terms for discussion purposes, based on years of
\nresearch into psychology and extra-mind phenomenon, what is known as parapsychology in academic
\ncircles.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Intuition of the body intelligence type are insights,
\nimpulses, or downloads we receive based on past experience.
\n For example, if you burned your hand when you were a child,
\nas you reached for a hot pan on the stove, you’ll receive an instinct to be more cautious
\nwhen you’re near hot stovetops. This form of intuition is one that is fairly well
\nrecognized by mainstream science, we might also refer to it as a reflex. This is something the
\nbody learned how to do as a result of actual experience, a kind of animalistic wisdom stored
\nliterally within your physical tissue or flesh. The benefit of this type is that you can retrain
\nyour instincts in the present by being conscious and intentional with your actions.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Body intelligence is obviously very useful, however,
\nit’s hardly perfect. The systems that govern this type of intuition are ancient, lymphatic
\nand reptilian neurological structures we inherited from our animal ancestors. Animals are
\ncreatures largely motivated by emotions, and as such, your body intuition also has the ability
\nto supply you with emotional insights as well. As a matter of fact, part of your emotions are
\njust reflecting back to you how you feel about something in your field, based on how
\nyou’ve defined it in your personal life, what is called your personal knowledge
\ndatabase.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
PTSD, in this sense, is an extreme example of what ocurs when
\nthis body intelligence intuition system breaks down, triggering fight or flight responses when
\nwe don’t need to be on alert. This underscores that intuition is not perfect, it requires
\ncareful discernment and thinking to really know if what is offered is true or valuable.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Intuition not only tells us what might be occurring or what
\nexists (truth insights) it also tells us what we should do (value insights).
\n Value intuition encourages us to do something which is more
\nof a kind of instinct or impulse. It’s still a kind of body intelligence, and as such,
\nthis kind of intuition isn’t perfect because it draws from the past. Our values grow and
\nevolve with time, but our mind can’t get stuck in the past sometimes.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
For example, when you feel a strong impulse to eat your
\nfavorite sugary food, despite the fact you’re trying to lose weight, this is an example of
\na past value asserting itself in the present, known as cross-purposing. It’s arguable that
\nwithout discernment, you might be led astray by this limited past-based intuition. Cognitive
\ndissonance of this type is best handled by using the power of the conscious mind to examine the
\nbasis of each insight, working to attach yourself to the one that best aligns with your highest
\nvalues and ideals.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The second type of intuition is less understood. This is
\ncalled heart intelligence, a term coined by the Heartmath Institute.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The Institute conducted an experiment wherein they hooked up
\nmeasuring instruments to participants brains and hearts, measuring their responses to images
\nrandomly selected on a viewing screen. Something completely unexpected occurred. The data showed
\nthat the hearts of participants started to react to certain images five seconds before they were
\nrandomly selected by a generator. This proves, with empirical scientific results, that the heart
\nhas some kind of precognitive capacity – it can anticipate the future in some sense.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
What’s interesting is that the reaction recorded was in
\nagreement with the value systems of the participants. That is, the future reaction was based on
\nhow the patient presently saw the world, not how they would see it in the future. This
\ndistinction is important because it suggests the emotions we experience are more a measure of
\nwho we are now than who we could become in the future. Your emotions, unlike what some believe,
\nmight not be a “higher level” source of information, what some call a soul insight,
\nor at least they aren’t infallible.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
This latter point is controversial because it seems to go
\nagainst what some people believe in various new age circles, namely that one can be led totally
\nby their emotions and ignore reason and logic all together.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Despite the implications of this finding, the overall premise
\nthat emotions and intuition can reveal much about ourselves still holds true.
\n All of this is helpful insofar a self-mastery because once we
\nrealize our insights are a kind of holistic readout of who we are now, we can use them as a
\nguide to shape a more ideal life.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In this way, what is called the Ideal Self Method is
\na quest to realize higher and higher states of fulfillment, joy, and bliss through seeking to
\nknow yourself (now) while carefully making choices so as to guide your evolution in the
\nfuture.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The neurobiology of intuition and the science that studies it
\nsay that it’s more important than ever now. In a world that’s often chaotic and
\ncomplex, knowing how to hear that inner voice can help you make better decisions.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The neurobiology of intuition exists and we’ve learned
\nsomething very interesting about it. Most people base a lot of the decisions they make on their
\ngut feelings. It’s basically just an inner voice in touch with your identity and
\neverything you’ve seen, felt, and experienced. Your intuitive side can actually be an
\namazing tool if you make good use of it.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Let’s admit it. Intuition can often guide you to
\ninvisible universes, it can connect you to a part of yourself that inhabits the most hidden
\ncorners of your subconscious. It can feel so strange at times that you might think it
\nisn’t a very scientific experience. It must be mystical because there’s no obvious
\nlogic to it. But that isn’t exactly true.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Intuition is really our sixth sense, and there’s a lot
\nof scientific literature about it. For example, there are fascinating books such as
\nEducating Intuition by Robin M. Hogarth and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without
\nThinking by Malcolm Gladwell. In these books and many others on the topic, they argue for
\nthe importance of intuition as a resource. They say that it can actually complement analytical
\nthought.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Then there are researchers such as Jonas Salk, who became
\nwell known in his time for inventing a polio vaccine. This doctor wrote a thought-provoking
\narticle in 1983, called The Merging of Intuition and Reason. In it, he talked about how
\nwe should be using our sixth sense in our daily lives because it can help us make better
\ndecisions.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the
\nrational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has
\nforgotten the gift.” – Albert Einstein.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nthese mental processes aren’t all in our imagination. They actually have a neurological
\nfoundation. Doctor Keiji Tanaka from the RIKEN Brain Institute led a fascinating study to try
\nand find some answers to what happens in our brains to create this sixth sense.<\/p>\n
\nexpert shogi players. The game is very similar to chess, and the most skilled players use their
\nintuition to make some amazing moves. Dr. Tanaka also performed a series of MRIs on this group
\nof people to see which parts of their brain they were using the most.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nmost was the precuneus. This is a little part of the superior parietal lobe, which also happens
\nto be right on the line between the right and left brain hemispheres.
\n The precuneus plays a role in episodic memory and visual-
\nspatial processing. But most interesting of all, it plays a role in consciousness.<\/p>\n
\nintuitive parts of their brain was the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. This is a key part of our
\nbrains. Why? It’s where we store all of the information on past rewards, along with the
\npain of mistakes, or things we wish we hadn’t done so that we would have avoided
\nexperiencing something bad.<\/p>\n
\nimportant this part of our brain is in the decision-making process. The most interesting thing
\nabout this brain structure is that it responds based on emotions.<\/p>\n
\nwho then invites you to go back to their place. The ventromedial prefrontal cortex will do a
\nfast analysis based on your past experiences.<\/p>\n
\nor speech that makes you skeptical of them. This is because they remind you of someone you had a
\nbad experience with. From there, it will send out an alarm to get your attention. That’s
\nyour intuition trying to make its way into your conscious mind.<\/p>\n
\noptions. You can either listen to it or send it through the filter of analytical thought if you
\nwant to examine it more carefully.<\/p>\n
\nemphasized the caudate nucleus. It’s a structure that’s part of the basal ganglia,
\nwhich plays a role in learning, habits, and automatic behaviors.
\n Basically, the caudate nucleus speeds up the sixth sense to
\nhelp you make quicker, almost automatic decisions based on your previous experiences or
\nlearning.<\/p>\n
\nopinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your
\nheart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is
\nsecondary.” – Steve Jobs.<\/p>\n
\nchalk all these processes up to accidents or a product of our imagination. Not only is there a
\nneurological foundation to intuition but it also involves your past experiences, your
\npersonality, and your subconscious, or the place that contains the essence of who you are.<\/p>\n
\nactually a mechanism that has helped to define who we are as humans of all genders, races, and
\ncultures. This is really worth thinking about. You should always listen to that inner voice and
\nuse your ability to think analytically about things when you need to.<\/p>\n